Crime & Safety

Man Stabbed To Death During LI Fight: PD

A man was stabbed and killed during a fight in a Long Island apartment on Sunday, Suffolk police say.

EAST PATCHOGUE, NY — A Long Island man is dead after being stabbed in the neck during a fight on Sunday, according to Suffolk County police.

Police said they were called to an apartment complex on Pondview Drive in East Patchogue at around 8 p.m. after Justin Evans, 22, of Bay Shore, had been stabbed in the neck during a fight.

Evans was transported in a private vehicle to NYU Langone Hospital – Suffolk in Patchogue before officers arrived and was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.

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